Gas-manufacturing process.



PATENTED MAY 28, 1907.

J. J. BUSBNBENZ. GAS MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

AI'PLIOATION FILED MAY 26, 1906.

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J. J. BUSENBENZ. GAS MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1906.

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JACOB J. BUSENBENZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO INDUSTRIALILLINOIS.

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LBe it known that I, JACOB J. BUsENBENz, a citizenof-the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Gas-Manufacturing Process, of which thefollowing is a\specication.

My invention relates particularly to processes for manufacturing astable gas without the use of heat from volatile carbonaceous liquid,such as gasolene, alcohol, o r the like;

My primary object is to simplify, cheapen and improve the process ofmanufacturing a stable gas from volatile liquid fuels, such, forinstance, as those enumerated above.

The accompanying drawin s illustrate diagrammatlcally apparatus weIladapted to the purpose of carrying out my improved process.l

Figure 1 represents diagrammatically complete apparatus usefullyemployed in the ractice of my improved process;-Fig. 2, a brokenelevational view showing a detail of certain valves em loyed; and Fig.3, an enlarged sectional etail view of an injector employed inconnection with the mixerchamber shown in Fig. 1.

A represents a mixer chamber; B, an injector; C, an air-conduitconnecting with a stand-pipe C1 provided with an air-intake C2, throughwhich air is drawn in from the cxternal atmosphere; D, a supply tank forvolatile liquid, such as gasolene, from which the oil passes through apipe D1 to the injector; D2, a water-tank connected by a pipe D3 withthe tank D and serving to displace the oil therein; E, a compressed-airtank from which air is taken through a pressure-reducing valve E1 and aipe E2 to the injector; E3, E4, a pair of va ves (Fig. 2) connected withthe pipe E7; E5, a pipe connectin the pipe E2 at a point between thevalves 3 E4 with the hydraulic tank D2; E11, a valve controlling theair-intake C2; E7, a valve controlling the admission ofy oil to theinjector; F, a rock-shaft connected with the valves E3,

E4, E? and E7 and controlling the admission of air under pressure, oilunder pressure and atmospheric air to the injector; G, mechanismconnected with the gasometer for automatically actuating the rock-shaftF in one direction to close said'valves when the gasometer reaches theupper end of its traverse and to open said valves when the gasometerSpeciicaton of Letters Patent. Application led May 26, 1906. Serial No.881,#28.

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reaches the lower end of its traverse; and H, the ga'someter connectedby a pipe H1 with the mixer tank A.

The details 'of the ap aratus need not be described, except to suchextent as will render the process more readily lunderstood. The mixertank A has connected with it the casing b of the injector B. The conduitC through which air is drawn by induction from the external atmosphere,when the valve E is o en, connects with the top of the cas' b. ithin thecasing b is an injector tube 1 whose passage is controlled. by agatevalve b2. The outer end of the tube b1 is provided with air-inletsb1.l Connected with the outer end ofthe casing is the injector nozzle b,whichhas an inner passage bE in communication with the oil-pipe D1 andanouter`- annular passage b which is in communication with the air-pipeE2. The inner end of the nozzle enters the outer end of the tube b1. Theannular air-passage b tapers or converges, as indicated at 67, so thatthe oil under pressure and the air under pressure enter' in atomizingrelation into the tube b1 and the mixer chamber, and a sufficientquantit of airis drawn in from the external atmosphere through theconduit C to give the portions to the mixture and form astable gas.

-It will be noted that a constant common pressure is maintained uponvthe oil and air proper propassing through the nozzle of the injector,

the source of supply of the pressure being the compressed-air tank Eandthe reducing valve E1, a ortion ofthe air `passing directly a.portion passing through the pipe E5 to the watertank D7, where it dislaces the water, causing the latter to displpace the oil in the tank D.The process is carried on without the use of heat, and practicalexperience has demonstrated that a stable gas adapted to use in cold, aswell as warm, climates, is produced. It will be understood that as thegasometer rises, the pressure in the mixerchamber is maintained at asubstantially uniform amount, the small variation in pressure beinginsufficient to afect'the operation. The im roved process rendersunnecessary the use ofretorts or the application of heat from extraneousat any point. herein brie'l and more fu ly sources to the oil or vaporset forth in my application IOO Moreover, the ap aratus l. v described(but not c aimed) It may be added that the corresponding.

pressures upon the oil and air passing through the nozzle of theinjector are proportioned according to the relative dimensions of thepassages, common (same) pressure for the oil and air being proper whenthe passages areproportioned as shown.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The process of manufacturing a stable gas from a Volatile liquidWithout the use of heat, which consists in injecting air and Volatileliquid in atomizing relationshi into an unheated mixer-chamber, and empoying an induced flow of external atmosphere to complete the properproportion of air in the mixture.

2. The process of manufacturing a stable gas from. a volatile liquidWithout the use of heat, which consists in forcing volatile liquid .andair under corresponding pressure into an unlieated mixer-cha1nber andinducing such iow of external atmosphere into the mixerchamber as isnecessary to complete the proper rportion of air in the mixture.

3. T ie'process of manufacturing and storing a stable gas, Whichconsists in injecting air and oil in a common direction and under acommon uniform pressure into a mixer chamber, inducing a flow ofexternal air to complete the proper proportion of air in the mixture,and maintaining a substantially uniform pressure in the mixer-chamber.

JACOB J. BUSENBENZ.

In presence of- L. HEISLAR, J. H. LANDES.

